Lucas is living the life that I wanted, but I want to be clear, I don't feel there's been any pressure for him to live it. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
There was a part of me that wanted to take my place next to, you know, Debra Granik. She's such a hero for me. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
Ultimately what I try to do is work on stories I love with people I admire, and sometimes they get made and sometimes they… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I want to make a series of films of contemporary America that feel urgent and deal with sometimes-topical matters, but hopefully in a universal… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
Let the story lead you. If the story needs to be dark, let it go dark. If it's a sweet, good-for-the-world story, that's what… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
GOOD AS NEW was born out of the idea of writing a play where the stakes were high and the collisions were of a… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
There are sections of the film that I don't love. There are moments that really lift and elevate, and then there are parts that… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I'm looking, often, towards younger people, listening to how they're working, at least they're trying, and some of the old greats, too. Just to… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I don't want to write my life. I live my life. I want to make up a new world. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
I once heard a story, it's probably apocryphal, but I love the notion. That a car had flipped over and the baby was trapped… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
“A man who works all day, every day and loves each apple he uncrates, who cherishes each can of soup - a man like… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
Everything good in my life can be traced back to my mother's sobriety. She showed me that broken people can - with the help… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
Writing a really good screenplay is not easy. It can be a very punishing form. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
When I was a young lad just out of college at the North Carolina School of the Arts, I directed several plays that I… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
